Name of the Tea Estate : North Tukvar Tea Estate
Address : P.O. & District: Darjeeling, Pin - 734101 (West Bengal)
Location : 16 Kms from Darjeeling town towards North on the way to Jorethang town of Sikkim State.
Year of Acquisition : 1995
Features : Producing Orthodox Black Tea. Around 25% area of the garden under high quality clonal plantation. It is a conventional garden.
Area under cultivation of tea : 195.48 Hectare
Area under irrigation : 75% of the garden by Gravitational Force .
Gross yield : 110 Tons per year
Awards and Achievements : The garden has 95 % success rate of its own Nursery. The garden produces 250 to 300 Tons vermicompost in a year.
Certificates Awarded:
Special features : Producing best quality first flush teas from the month of February onwards
Present Executives and their contact details :
1) Mr. G. C. Somani, Superintendent
Mobile: +919733052405;
E-mail: gopalchandsomani@rediffmail.com
2) Mr. Alok Sharma, Manager
Mobile: +919647700815;
E-mail: aloksharma66@gmail.com
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It is a low Altitude garden ranging from 1500 ft.to 2800 ft MSL facing North.It is situated in rain shadow area but the garden has 75 % area under sprinkler Irrigation. The garden is well connected with roads and pagdandies for better supervision and working convenience. The main road connects Darjeeling & Jorethang, from Darjeeling the garden is 16 Kms.& Jorethang which is one of the main town of Sikkim state is only 7 Kms. from the factory. The garden produces early good first flush tea and fetches premium prices. The contribution of February & March crop is approx 20% of the total crop. Every year the quality of tea is improving.The garden has its own Nursery. It has also timber & bamboo forest. The garden has taken up massive developemental work such as Uprooting, Replanting & soil rehabilation.